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Thursday, 18 August 2016

Today it's the turn of my team mate Viv to be in the spotlight following our current challenge to the DT to share either a technique that is new to them or one that they particularly enjoy using, so I will hand you over to her.................

"I received a card from a friend some time ago who had done the Faux Mother of Pearl technique so I thought I would give it a go. It was quite easy and overall I was pleased with how it turned out. It's simply done by using white acrylic paint, dragging across your base card then leaving to dry completely. By sponging or brushing Distress Inks over the dried acrylic paint you end up with lovely shimmery effects (which as with all things that shine are terrible to photograph to capture how it looks in real life!)

I used Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers and Shabby Shutters on the panel then stamped my image over it, adding teeny drops of Perfect Pearls onto the berries. I smudged the post mark stamp a little on the base card unintentionally and was going to do a new one but dear husband said 'postmarks are often smudged' so I left it alone!"

Sunday, 7 August 2016

Welcome to our August challenge where we are again keeping it simple as so many are busy with summer holiday activities................

********Anything Goes********

You can enter up to three times, combine with other challenges and use any make of stamp......but can I please remind you.........we are a stamping challenge so must see a stamped image, sentiment quote as the focal element of your artwork.

We are pleased to welcome back Foil Play as our sponsor, they specialises in rub on foils and ultra fine glitter, along with card toppers and 3D decoupage (die cut and traditional) and a great selection of greetings and embellishments too. New products are added often and the site offers an array of over 11,000 different paper craft products from classic and well known brands, including Kanban, Hunkydory, Dufex, Craftwork Cards, La Pashe, The Hobby House, Debbi Moore Designs and many more.

Foil Play has no minimum order and you can pick just the individual products that you want, without needing to buy a huge kit. There are plenty of crafty bargains, including big discounts for bulk packs of selected products. UK P and P is free when you spend over £10, orders are packed carefully and sent speedily by First Class mail. One lucky winner will receive a £35 voucher to spend at their on line store.

We are pleased to welcome Leeane as our Guest Designer this month, she has made a lovely card that really reflect the hot sunny weather we are enjoying.

The DT have been busy as always and have some super inspiration to set you on your way.................

Saturday, 6 August 2016

Good evening all, I am literally just back from holiday so doing a really quick post with our July winners ahead of tomorrows new challenge.

It seems there were a few problems with the linky whilst I was away, at the moment I have absolutely no idea what went wrong and must say a big thank you to my teamies for doing their best to keep things running and find a way for you to still add your entries in the comment section.

So I am pleased to announce the winner who is...........................

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About our Challenge

Stamping Sensations is a monthly challenge and a new one will be posted on the first Sunday of every month.

All winners and Top 3 will be selected by a democratic voting system. As our DT have a wide variety of crafting styles we believe this system will offer an equal opportunity to all levels of crafting abilities.

Following EU guidelines, minors entering the challenge will not be selected for winners or top 3 spots in order to protect their identities.

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All artwork creations featured on this challenge blog are for inspiration only. Please do not directly copy the designs for any purpose unless you have sought the express permission from the person who created them and have the written proof to support that you have done so.